SEN Teaching Assistant – Bristol

Bristol | Full-time & part-time available

Love working with young people? Want a role that actually makes a difference, without needing classroom experience to get started?

We’re looking for caring, motivated Teaching Assistants to support pupils in SEN specialist schools and separate provisions across Bristol. These settings support children and young people with additional needs such as autism, ADHD, SEMH, and complex learning needs.

No previous SEN experience? That’s absolutely fine.
If you’ve worked in youth work, care, sports coaching, psychology, or you’re just someone with bags of patience and empathy, we’d love to hear from you. We’ll give you the training and support to grow your confidence in the classroom.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting pupils with additional needs to feel safe, understood, and ready to learn

• Working one-to-one or in small groups, depending on the setting

• Helping create a calm, structured, and inclusive environment

• Supporting teachers and SEN staff with tailored learning and behaviour strategies

• Bringing positivity, resilience, and a good sense of humour to each day

What we’re looking for:

• A caring, reliable person who enjoys working with young people

• A genuine interest in SEN and specialist education

• Experience in care, youth work, sports, psychology, or similar is a big plus, but not essential

• A DBS on the update service, or willingness to apply for one

• Right to work in the UK

Why join Protocol Education?

• Weekly PAYE pay and flexible work to fit around your life

• FREE SEN and CPD training, including opportunities to upskill

• Friendly, supportive consultants who actually listen

• Opportunities across Bristol and the surrounding areas

• The chance to build a long-term career in education or SEN support

We work with SEN schools, alternative provisions, and specialist settings across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath, and North Somerset. If this particular role isn’t the perfect location, still apply, we’ll find something nearby that suits you.

If you’re ready to step into a role where your patience, energy, and care really matter, apply today via this advert or through the Protocol Education website.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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